STIDNet: Spatiotemporally Integrated Detection Network for Infrared Dim and Small Targets by Liuwei Zhang, Zhitao Zhou, Yuyang Xi, Fanjiao Tan, Qingyu Hou

“…However, for infrared dim and small targets with low signal-to-clutter ratios (SCRs), the detection difficulty lies in the fact that their poor local spatial saliency will lead to missed detections and false alarms. In this work, a spatiotemporally integrated detection network (STIDNet) is proposed for IRDSTD. …”
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Understanding Youth and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Resources for Families and Communities by Jamie Eisenberg, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Mark A. Brennan

“…Brennan, explores the alarming rise in childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity and helps parents and educators understand the issue. …”
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Understanding Youth and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Resources for Families and Communities by Jamie Eisenberg, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Mark A. Brennan

“…Brennan, explores the alarming rise in childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity and helps parents and educators understand the issue. …”
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Shielding our angels: Tackling workplace bullying against nurses working in community environments by Mohammed Ghalib Qutishat

“…Nurses face mistreatment and are dissatisfied with reporting and organizational responses. Alarmingly, 71.1% want to leave, risking healthcare quality. …”
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Anomaly Detection in Spatiotemporal Data from Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing for Outdoor Fire Monitoring by Haitao Bian, Xiaohan Luo, Zhichao Zhu, Xiaowei Zang, Yu Tian

“…However, prediction models trained in laboratory settings often yield false and missed alarms when deployed in complex outdoor settings, due to environmental interferences. …”
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Fragmentation des habitats et le devenir des lémuriens du Sud et du Sud-ouest de Madagascar by Germain Jules Spiral, Soanorolalao Ravelonjanahary

“…Since men arrived on the island, progressive degradation of forests became more and more alarming for the survival of lemur populations as well as the whole nation, particularly in the southern and south western regions leading to the handicap of the development of the country. …”
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Seeking refuge: findings from an evaluation of the 'running - other choices' refuge by Margaret S. Malloch

“…Rees and Lee (2005) indicated that one in six young runaways sleep rough, and one in 12 young runaways are hurt or harmed while running away. Alarmingly, Wade (2001) estimated that one in six young runaways in Scotland have been physically or sexually assaulted whilst away from home.…”

Reducing Your Risk for Diabetes: A Resource Guide by Linda B. Bobroff

“… The number of people with diabetes is rising at an alarming rate in the U.S., as it is worldwide. Many free resources are available to help people of all backgrounds lead healthier lives and reduce their risk for diabetes. …”
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Reducing Your Risk for Diabetes: A Resource Guide by Linda B. Bobroff

“… The number of people with diabetes is rising at an alarming rate in the U.S., as it is worldwide. Many free resources are available to help people of all backgrounds lead healthier lives and reduce their risk for diabetes. …”
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First Report of a Case of Pneumococcal Meningitis Which Did Not Respond to the Ceftriaxone Therapy despite the Isolated Organism Being Sensitive to This Antibiotic In Vitro by Maryam Mojtabavi, Hamid Reza Naderi, Ashraf Tavanaee Sani, Mahmood Bagheri, Kiarash Ghazvini

“…Review of published articles revealed no report of clinical resistance in organisms which were susceptible to the same antimicrobial agent in vitro. This alarming emergence of isolates with in vivo resistance should be considered and even could lead to a shift in the empirical antibiotic therapy for pneumococcal infections.…”
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Wireless sensors and network-based detection of wildfires by Aziza Algarni

“…There are other techniques used to detect fire in forests like cameras, satellite system, manual monitoring but they take time to detect the fire whereas Forest fire detection system detects the fire within seconds and triggers the alarms. In this way we can save tress and wildlife in very less time.…”
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INTELLIGENT LOW-POWER SMART HOME ARCHITECTURE by CORNEL POPESCU, GEORGE CULEA

“… The Smart Home technology is a house that implements a variety of physical and digital well-integrated technologies, providing a number of functionalities like control of lighting, temperature, multimedia devices, flammable gas leakage, automatic plant irrigation or alarms security using a set of hardware components connected to a development board that can be accessed remotely through an Android application. …”
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Shaping the Future of “Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic” Health: Insights From The Texas Heart Institute's 2024 Cardiometabolic Syndrome Conference by Arjun Raghuram, Keri Sprung, MBA, Stephanie Coulter, MD, Joseph G. Rogers, MD

“…This article presents a brief contextualization, summary, and analysis of the novel initiatives being implemented in each of these 4 areas to address cardiometabolic syndrome. Despite alarming projections, cardiometabolic syndrome presents a unique opportunity for innovators to drive change through collaborative, multidisciplinary efforts.…”
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Apocalypse—Rise of the World Health Organization Priority Pathogens by Apurva Kawdiya, Swati Bhalse, Gaurav Mogra, Kewal K Arora

“…This study highlights the alarming increase of resistant organisms in the NICU.…”
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The organizational challenges of municipal call centers as a health service in Norway-a multiple case study by Linda Grøndal-Eeles, Janne Dugstad, Hilde Eide, Etty Nilsen

“…When implementing technology, someone needs to monitor and answer the alarms and calls, which is often coined ‘telecare’. …”
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Natural Area Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) by Kenneth A. Langeland, Jeffery Hutchinson

“…Native to Africa, Asia, and Australia, Old World climbing fern (OWCF) is a newcomer to Florida that has spread at an alarming rate since its introduction. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council considers Old World climbing fern to be invasive. …”
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Comparative Corrosion Inhibition Effect of Imidazole Compounds and of Trichodesma indicum (Linn) R. Br. on C38 Steel in 1 M HCl Medium by S. Alarmal Mangai, Subban Ravi

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Natural Area Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) by Kenneth A. Langeland, Jeffery Hutchinson

“…Native to Africa, Asia, and Australia, Old World climbing fern (OWCF) is a newcomer to Florida that has spread at an alarming rate since its introduction. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council considers Old World climbing fern to be invasive. …”
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Biology of Gratiana boliviana, the First Biocontrol Agent Released to Control Tropical Soda Apple in the USA by Julio C. Medal, D. Gandolfo, James P. Cuda

“… Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae), is a perennial weed, native to South America, that has spreading throughout Florida at an alarming rate during the last decade. TSA was first reported in Glades County in 1988. …”
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Climate change and occupational health: Escalating risks and prevention strategies by Cyril Cosme

“…Occupational hazards associated with climate change are increasingly alarming, with the most vulnerable categories of workers particularly at risk. …”
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